I write this blog to impress upon your heart how God truly wants us to love Him. This was the clear message God repeatedly laid on my mind during meditation. You may have heard it said—or read in the Bible—that: “To love God is to keep His commandments. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. (John 14:15, 21). Anyone who does not keep them but says they love God is a liar.” (Collerating with 1 John, 4:20) While this is true, I couldn’t help but think how difficult it is for someone to consistently track every commandment daily. Doing so can be daunting, and because it seems so tasking, many of us: Easily forget Make mistakes Or even make wilful decisions not to follow them – I.e. give up Why? Because it starts to feel impossible to do or achieve. The Rich Young Man’s Struggle I absolutely love and commend the rich man in the Parable of the Rich Young Man (Matthew 19:16–28), as I understand his mental and spiritual struggle of being told that, despite ...
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